Siege of Nivardom

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Siege of Nivardom
Constancian airstrikes on Nivardom.
Date December 20xx – January 20yy Location Nivardom, Eura Result Absolute Constancian victory
Belligerents
Constancia ESB-Jörmungandr Group, Euran Directorate	Nivardomski Otechestvenofrontovska
Commanders and leaders
Petros III Basileusa Cleo Primo de Aguilar Strategos Alexios Paxos	Ivan Asen Petăr Asen
Strength
xxx troops 2 Northman Class Corvettes xx artillery pieces xx aircraft	xxx troops xxx tanks xxx artillery pieces xxx aircraft
Casualties and losses
xxx killed xxx wounded xxx captured	xxx killed xxx wounded xxx captured
approx. 300-15,000 civilian deaths

The Siege of Nivardom is a post-Euran War insurgency that challenged the nascent Free and Associative Kingdom of Constancia.

Unrest in Nivardom

The untimely death of Andreas Metaxas was the start of the weaponization of simmering tensions between the Nivardomski Otechestvenofrontovska (Nivardom's Fatherland Front) and the rest of the dissidents in Nivardom. Despite being besieged by forces led by Strategos Paxos, the NO maintained control of 93% of Nivardom. The few prominent buildings not under occupation were the small Bovic cathedral and the consulate of Shireroth. The Natopian consulate, as well as government buildings, the local library and theatre, supermarkets and the three police offices, remained under NO control.

The unfortunate collapse of the Empire of the Alexandrians greatly affected the Kingdom, politically, economically, and socially. Alexandria was a major trading partner, as well as a source of significant Constancian revenue, both state and private, as well as technology transfer. Alexandria also possessed a strong Constancian emigre community, with the Empire having employed a good portion of Constancia’s highly-educated, highly-skilled, and semi-skilled workers. Socially, it was common for Constancian families to have a relative employed or studying in Alexandria, almost always serving as household breadwinner. Those who had survived the Alexandrian flu soon found themselves looking for work in Natopia, Shireroth, or had returned home. Those who did not were an additional financial burden to their already-struggling families.

Assassination of the Metaxas party

The death of Andreas Metaxas also resulted in a power vacuum that was serendipitously filled by the former Alexandrian leader, Jaime Augustin Joaquin Primo de Aguilar. The elder statesman of the Empire of the Alexandrians entered office first as Kanikleios to Basileusa Cleo, where his counsel and experience was put to good use. The appointment of esteemed former Constancian leader Basil Tzimiskes as Mesazōn did much to calm the public mood, reeling from the recent war with Jingdao and the shocking loss of its leader amidst the continuing defiant insurrection in Nivardom.

Operation Purple Rain

Operation Purple Rain, seven days of bombardment of Nivardom after a grace period to surrender, ended the impasse. By that time, recent legislation adopted by the Synklētos, such as joining the Entente, opening diplomatic relations with Treisenberg and Eklesia, and most particularly, establishing the Oranje Theme, gave the entire nation much positive news to look forward to.